Joe DiBuduo is the author of a nonfiction book, A Penis Manologue, and two volumes of poetry, His short fiction and poetry also appears in anthologies, online journals, and recently in a publication called, “Weekend Reads.”

My name is Mark Arlia, I am a psychology student at Glendale Community College, AZ, who is currently conducting a psychological study on creativity and personality traits (IRB Approved as Protocol # 2015-10-461). I also happen to be an artist: a singer/songwriter, photographer, and poet (www.markarlia.com).

Your participation in this study, and any other fellow artists who may be interested (painters, sculptors, multi-media, photographers, poets, fictions-writers, etc.), would be greatly appreciated by me, the researcher, and by the supervisor of my study, Dr. Lesley Schimanski (http://www2.gccaz.edu/directory/lesley-schimanski), and is vital to the success of our study.

Most important, I sincerely encourage people like you and all artists, from different backgrounds and perspectives in creativity, to participate in my study. To this end, your participation will ensure a rich and better understanding of the elaborate, detailed, and marvelous issues of creativity. We also do anticipate that your personal experience as a participant will be both interesting and fun for you.

Our IRB-Approved study, and an explanation of all the details and confidentiality of each participant, may be accessed via this link: http://goo.gl/forms/r1etI3ddkM. And, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Mark Arlia, at 623-680-6327 or mar2259035@maricopa.edu.

Note: The online questionnaire must be completed by Tuesday, March 8, 2016.